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UNV at the IAVE World Conference
05 April 2008
Panama City, Panama: UNV senior staff and UNV volunteers have been highlighting the potential of volunteerism for development at the International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE) World Volunteer Conference in Panama. Read
Countries:  Panama
UNV volunteer supports WFP efforts to build capacity of Somali minorities
20 March 2008
Wilfred Tokpah, UNV volunteer and officer in charge of the WFP sub-office in Hargeisa, Somaliland, visiting a WFP “food for training” centre.
Hargeisa, Somalia : The sounds of algebra and sewing machines ring out and the smell of freshly-baked cakes wafts through the Shamsudin Skills Development
Center.  Women from nearby camps of Internally Displaced People (IDPs)
are learning valuable skills that can help them earn an income here in
Hargeisa, capital of Somaliland. Read
Countries:  Somalia
Other languages: en français  
Volunteer doctors help to tackle “brain drain”
18 March 2008
Dr. Robert Lapyam Ayelle, UNV volunteer doctor working in Malawi. (CNN)
Bonn, Germany: UNV volunteer bone specialist Dr. Robert Lapyam Ayelle describes his work in Malawi as "fighting a war". "We are working under very difficult conditions. The doctors now working in Africa are really tired. You are stretched beyond your limits," he says. Read
More about: Health
Countries:  Malawi
Other languages: en français  
UNV supports new volunteer programme in Liberia
11 March 2008
Liberian National Volunteer Mr Funnebo Romeo examines a patient in the CB Dorbor Clinic. (UNV Liberia)
Bong County, Liberia: The first volunteers in Liberia’s new National Youth Volunteer Service (NYVS) programme have started duties in Bong County under the supervision of national UNV volunteer Ms Charlotte Berrian. The 21 volunteers in Bong County are among up to 100 volunteers who will support local development in four counties across Liberia in the first implementation of the programme. Ms Berrian has spent the past 3 months sensitizing communities about the programme and its objectives.  Read
More about: Youth
Countries:  Liberia
Sports and volunteerism support women’s empowerment
09 March 2008
Dead Sea, Jordan: Volunteerism is a vital component of successful amateur sports and both expand opportunities for women and girls, UNV Deputy Executive Coordinator Ms Joyce Yu told the 4th International Olympic Committee (IOC) World Conference on Women and Sport. Read
More about: Culture & sports  Gender
Online volunteering soars
14 February 2008
Bonn, Germany: Development organizations are making increasing use of online volunteers through the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Online Volunteering service (www.onlinevolunteering.org). The number of online projects offered on the website grew by 28% in 2007 and the service is poised to grow further with the addition of French and Spanish services. Read
New UNV Executive Coordinator Flavia Pansieri
05 February 2008
Bonn, Germany: On 8 February the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme welcomes incoming Executive Coordinator Ms Flavia Pansieri, who was appointed by the UNDP Administrator Kemal Dervis at the end of November 2007. She is succeeding the previous Executive Coordinator Ad de Raad. Read
Other languages: en français  en español  
Ad de Raad bids fond farewell
17 January 2008
Bonn, Germany: After nine fulfilling years in leadership positions with UNV, Ad de Raad, Executive Coordinator, bid farewell to staff, volunteers, and partners to embark on new projects.  Read
UNV in DR Congo remember departed colleagues on IVD
06 December 2007
Kinshasa, DR Congo: Kinshasa-based UNV volunteers working for MONUC marked IVD by having a ceremony for four UNV volunteer that died in 2007. Read
UNV honours outstanding Online Volunteering teams
05 December 2007
Bonn, Germany: The United Nations Volunteers Online Volunteering service today announced the winners of the “Online Volunteering Team of the Year Award”.  The 10 winning teams, comprising online volunteers and their volunteer managers at the host organizations, made an exemplary impact on human development through their efficient online collaboration and commitment to volunteering. Read

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